I run a creative business. In fact, I make entertainment. One of the most common discussions I face on social media is the idea that I should not put politics into my work, and that I should not use my platform to talk about politics. I should not talk about politics because my purpose is to…

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In September 1898, the Empress of Austria—on holiday in Geneva, Switzerland—was stabbed and murdered by an Italian anarchist. The killing stunned Europe. Forty years later, the novelist Rebecca West still recalled her shock at the news. She explained her surge of emotion to a puzzled housemaid:…

RALEIGH, N.C. — There have been four years of civil disobedience, reputation-bruising boycotts over bathroom access, and legal battles over voting laws and gerrymanders. The election for governor, fraught with Republican challenges, took a month to settle. But if anyone here thought that the…

Turkey and Russia , whose up-and-down relationship has helped shape the Syrian war and its related crises, shared a new trauma on Monday after an off-duty Turkish police officer assassinated Russia’s ambassador . The killing of Andrey G. Karlov in Ankara caused global alarm and raised questions…

Many people are reacting to the rise of Trumpism and nativist movements in Europe by reading history — specifically, the history of the 1930s. And they are right to do so. It takes willful blindness not to see the parallels between the rise of fascism and our current political nightmare. But the…

The drone was launched by the Bowditch, an American ship, last week. Since the Pentagon demanded the return of the device, officials from the United States and China have verbally sparred over the legality of the seizure. U.S. Navy Visual News Service, via Associated Press BEIJING — The Chinese Navy…

Of 306 electors pledged to vote for Donald J. Trump 304 voted for him 2 voted for someone else Of 232 electors pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton 227 voted for her 5 voted for someone else Elector State Pledged to Voted for Hawaii Clinton Bernie Sanders Texas Trump Ron Paul Texas Trump John Kasich…

The UX of Learning UX is Broken By Dan Maccarone & Sarah Doody It’s May of 1999, the heart of the dot-com boom. I walk into my first “professional” job as an information architect (what we would call User Experience today). I was an arrogant 22-year-old who had not only been creating websites since…

Factory lights glowing in Oulu, Finland, where the unemployment rate now sits above 16 percent, more than double the national average. Credit Janne Körkkö for The New York Times By OULU, Finland — No one would confuse this frigid corner of northern Finland with Silicon Valley. Notched in low pine…

By Dan Maccarone & Sarah Doody “If I were to just see you blind, I’d think ‘Cute kid, next.’” That’s how Emily Rees , Director of Talent at The Stem , described how she normally would have reacted to Dan as a candidate for an information architect position when his resume landed on her desk in May…

How delightful details can get you into trouble When you think of delightful things, you might think of things that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Stuffed animals. Cupcakes. Hugs. But delightful things can have negative side effects. A silly joke can offend you. A clever ad can mislead…

WASHINGTON — An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald J. Trump and the national security establishment, with Mr. Trump mocking American intelligence assessments that Russia interfered in the election on his behalf, and top Republicans vowing investigations into Kremlin…

Design is important, but it’s not enough I read this article Andrew Wilkinson published a couple of days ago by the agency who designed the branding and original UI for Slack. Full disclosure: I’m a designer at Atlassian and have been focused on HipChat for the last few months. The views expressed…

WASHINGTON — President Obama said for the first time on Friday that he had held back from retaliating against Russia’s meddling in the presidential race for fear of inciting further hacking “that could hamper vote counting.” But he said he was weighing a mix of public and covert actions against the…

(Getty Images) On Wednesday, a brood of major tech executives — including the leaders of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook — waltzed into Trump Tower, following in the steps of Kanye West and countless Goldman Sachs employees for a ceremonial ring-kissing. As unnerving as it was to…

Locomore Feargus O'Sullivan Dec 16, 2016 All aboard a low-price, eco-friendly, vintage train that promises an experience as much as a journey. What’s more important in your travels: speed or price? A new, crowdfunded entrant in Germany’s passenger rail scene is betting on the latter, offering…

ANYTHING India does, Venezuela can do worse. Last month, in a dramatic effort to curb corruption, India’s government cancelled all its high-denomination banknotes without warning. Since 98% of transactions in India are done in cash, commerce seized up. It is a huge mess, but India will after a while…

Photo: SIphotography/Getty Images/iStockphoto Being helpful is a nice thing and all, but it’s also exhausting — so much so, in fact, that research has shown that offering to help your co-workers too frequently can actually make you worse at your job . Even just being on the receiving end of a…

(Getty Images) Last weekend, at a party, someone brought up Last Tango in Paris . The 1972 movie had been a topic of discussion and outrage on the internet all week, since an old interview with the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci had recently resurfaced and gone viral. In the clip , recorded in…

Fidel Castro, who towered over his Caribbean island for nearly five decades, a shaggy-bearded figure in combat fatigues whose long shadow spread across Latin America and the world, is dead at age 90. His brother Raul announced the death late Friday night. Cuban President Raul Castro announced the…

At the kickoff for his postelection victory lap in Cincinnati this month, Donald J. Trump bluntly told men, “Hate to tell you,” but women, “generally speaking, they’re better than you are.” As a feminist, I disagree. It does women, and society, no favors to grouse about female superiority as a way…

WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 to pass along some troubling news about its computer network, he was transferred, naturally, to the help desk. His message was brief, if alarming. At least…

No new updates Yoni Appelbaum Trump: 'I'm, Like, a Smart Person' Reuters / USA Today Sports The president-elect has a novel explanation for why he doesn’t need the daily intelligence briefings his predecessors have received. "I'm, like, a smart person," Trump told Fox News Sunday . "I don't have to…

In this modern dating world, with apps that turn looking for potential partners into a experience akin to choosing the toppings you'd like on your frozen yoghurt, it's easier than ever to be very picky about the people you're willing to rub bits with. For example, I may find it attractive if someone…

Much of the public was left stunned in the wake of the November election in America. Beyond Clinton’s loss, despite winning the popular vote, many were shocked that the margin was close at all. While distrust and dislike of the electoral college is a fairly bipartisan issue, it is actually only one…

We're living in an era that you might call "peak porn." You can find just about any type of porn online and access it at any time, from anywhere. People watch the stuff at work and in fast food restaurants and at national political conventions . Even the GOP has called our fine nation's obsession…

There can’t be many “Jeopardy!” champions easier to root for than Cindy Stowell. Ms. Stowell has won six times in a row on taped episodes of the quiz show that began broadcasting last week. Ms. Stowell has developed a fan base like few other contestants. But she is unable to enjoy her performance on…

I can’t make art. I can’t draw. I can’t paint. Recently, my mother returned to me what was ostensibly a ceramic pencil holder I made in fourth grade, which in reality looks more like a distended, diseased, pockmarked frog. In kindergarten–this is true–I failed Scissors. Still today, whenever I…

Nick Preston decided to call his upcoming series of short adventure games Toryansé after the Japanese folk song of the same name. The song is traditionally sung as part of a children’s game—Warabe uta, which is very similar to the English nursery rhyme game Oranges and Lemons —but has surprisingly…

Archi Trujillo / Getty You’ve likely seen the video before : a stream of kids, confronted with a single, alluring marshmallow. If they can resist eating it for 15 minutes, they’ll get two. Some do. Others cave almost immediately. This “ Marshmallow Test ,” first conducted in the 1960s, perfectly…

The machine was, and still is, my constant partner. I need her in order to translate the creative thoughts in my head into tangible ideas I can share with the world. Transitioning to design from a modern dance career in my twenties, I never thought a machine would be my accomplice for innovation.…

I am the victim of Minimum Viable Product mentality. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a product development methodology popular with start-ups to focus a product on the minimum viable features that will appeal to a customer. Unfortunately, engineering and business culture often focus on minimum…

By Matt Cooper-Wright How automation helped us dig into our data (and add magic to our prototypes) The Automated Assistant We’re always looking for smart ways to learn more in less time. This mentality has led our researchers to push the boundaries of the data we can record in our research process.…

The Airbnb Blog – Belong Anywhere Guest-friendly home improvements for your space 0 Building a 21st Century Company 0 Update to calendar: change a group size 0 Inside Airbnb Experiences: Your top six questions answered 0 Coming Soon: Guest photos on your experience pages 0 Community Answers: What…

As Nextdoor has become one of the places where neighbors talk about how to make their local communities better, it is natural for the issue of race to be discussed and debated. But it’s not acceptable when mentions of race take the form of racial profiling. Racial profiling runs counter to…

The uxdesign.cc team has seen a lot this year: 48 issues published , 576 links curated , and sent to 98,381 designers around the world every week. When you spend that much time curating content, it’s natural to start identifying patterns. Here are the UX Trends we’re seeing in the amazing realm of…

On a Sunday afternoon at 2pm, I rang one of the three new buzzers outside a four-story townhouse in a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood. I had booked an interview with libertine fashion/tech entrepreneur Daniel Saynt to ask him—amidst swirling controversy and rumors—whether he still thought he could…

They keep coming, both the bombs and the images from Aleppo, so many of them, the munitions raining indiscriminately on trapped families, aid workers and children . The Russian and Syrian government forces wouldn’t let them leave. Critic’s Notebook By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN Dec. 14, 2016 But the…